Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa.
The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euros (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on Saturday.
The suspended disqualification and fine relate only to incidents that happened inside the stadium.
Meanwhile, groups of Russian fans are being deported from France as a result of trouble at the tournament.
A bus carrying fans was stopped in a police operation near Cannes on Tuesday.
Officials said 43 Russian supporters had been arrested and would be charged, released or expelled from the country.
Russia coach Leonid Slutsky, whose team still have to play Wales and Slovakia, is confident his squad will not be excluded.
"We are sure our supporters will not do the same and will not give any reasons to disqualify our team," he said.
Russia forward Artem Dzyuba added: "We're not at a street-fighting championship. Please, let's focus on football."
But he added Russian fans were not the only ones to blame for trouble.
"I don't really understand the reaction of the British media, who have this impression England supporters are like angels who just behave themselves," he said.
"You have to be objective, there is 50-50 in every conflict. I don't see that the Russians are the only ones at fault."
England were also threatened with disqualification from Euro 2016 but were not formally charged by Uefa.
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